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Influence of Particle Size, Moisture, and Cloud Density on Wood Dust Ignition

Chemie Ingenieur Technik, EarlyView.
The ignition and combustion of particle clouds are strongly affected by particle interactions. This study uses spectroscopy to examine effects of particle size, water content, and cloud density. Results show ignition delay rises with larger size and density, whereas combustion duration depends mainly on water and density due to moisture‐driven ...
Matteo Giesen, Daniel Bernhardt, Michael Beckmann   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Al-Syaibānī Conception of Work in Kitāb al-Kasb and the Relevance to Gig Economy

Al-Muamalat
Gig economy, often promoted as a flexible labor solution, has led to structural issues including worker vulnerability, unequal relationships, and a diminished sense of work.
Naufatti Aufa, Wahyu Akbar, Hanief Monady, Muhammad Riza Hafizi, Muhaimin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The European notion of “worker” and the gig-economy: the position of the European Court of Justice

Labour & Law Issues, 2020
Last April, the EU Court of Justice ruled on the preliminary question referred by the Employment Tribunal of Watford on the interpretation of Directive 2003/88 on working time, applicable to workers.
Gemma Pacella
doaj   +1 more source

Aspects of Non-Standard Employment in Europe [PDF]

, 2017
[Excerpt] This report investigates recent developments in non-standard employment in the European Union. While the overall policy context is ‘social protection for all’, it does not focus exclusively on social protection.
Eurofound
core   +1 more source

Hidden Markov graphical models with state‐dependent generalized hyperbolic distributions

Canadian Journal of Statistics, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article, we develop a novel hidden Markov graphical model to investigate time‐varying interconnectedness between different financial markets. To identify conditional correlation structures under varying market conditions and accommodate shape features embedded in financial time series, we rely upon the generalized hyperbolic family of ...
Beatrice Foroni, Luca Merlo, Lea Petrella   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digital Labour Platformer’s Legal Status and Decent Working Conditions: European Union and Indonesian Perspective

Volksgeist
This article aims to provide the recent court decision on legal status and working conditions for the gig worker in European Union as well as a lesson for Indonesia through the EU’s notion on gig workers.
Rofi Aulia Rahman, József Hajdú, Valentino Nathanael   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Digital Transformation in Work Integration Social Enterprises: Leadership Strategies and the Role of Internal Stakeholders

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Digital transformation is increasingly reshaping how social enterprises organize work, engage stakeholders, and pursue social value. While prior research has examined digitalization in hybrid organizations, limited attention has been paid to how responsibility for inclusive digital transformation is enacted internally.
Riccardo Maiolini, Federica D’Alessandro, Paolo Landoni   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Policy Integration for Enabling Environments: Decentralised Water Technologies for Rural Water Reuse

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Water reuse holds significant promise for addressing global water challenges, yet wide scale implementation remains limited. Decentralised water technologies for reuse have been highlighted as a potential aide in the reduction of water challenges, specifically for environments that have typically been considered ‘water rich’, and in rural ...
Elizabeth Lawson, Jaime Amezaga
wiley   +1 more source

Study to gather evidence on the working conditions of platform workers VT/2018/032 Final Report 13 December 2019 [PDF]

, 2019
Platform work is a type of work using an online platform to intermediate between platform workers, who provide services, and paying clients. Platform work seems to be growing in size and importance.
De Groen, Willem Pieter, Giacumacatos, Elisa, Hauben, Harald, Kilhoffer, Zachary, Lenaerts, Karolien, Lhernould, Jean-Philippe, Robin-Olivier, Sophie, Smits, Ine, Waeyaert, Willem   +8 more
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The collision of feminisms, sexuality, and trafficking in persons in the Caribbean—A place for Kempadoo

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract The existence and development of feminist scholarship and practice have been revisited by feminist anthropologists and sociologists exploring it among the gendered cultural and historical dynamics of the Caribbean. Feminist Caribbeanists’ pioneering efforts that fit within this theoretical family have challenged the Global North status quo to ...
Cherisse Francis
wiley   +1 more source